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05-01-2011, 06:35 AM
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What's on Your Easel - May 2011
Welcome to "What's on Your Easel" for May 2011.
Please post your oil paintings that you are currently working on or have just finished.
Everyone is welcome to post in this thread - Newbies and experts, as long as the work is in oil paint!
For the most part, this is a “show and tell” thread, if you would like more detailed help or critiques, please post a thread in the main Oils forum.
We look forward to seeing your work...
Dave
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05-01-2011, 10:47 AM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
I just took this painitg from my easle today. Hope you like my "Headless Woman" 
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05-01-2011, 12:54 PM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
Tanja, nicely painted! Why headless?
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05-01-2011, 03:52 PM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
Here's the final version of this painting of my Great Niece, Lauren and Great Nephew, Eli with Georgie Porgie, the cat. I did a photo shoot a few weeks ago and got quite a few good shots of the kids. (there are four of them.) Lauren is the only one who would dress up though. She's the oldest at 7. She was actually suggesting poses for me. "How 'bout if I pretend to sip some tea and have the basket placed here?" LOL. I love her!. The three and five year old did NOT want to dress up and participate so I had to shoot them on the sly.
"What's Up, kittycat?"
Oil on board
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05-01-2011, 03:58 PM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
Kay, how sweet..any painting with a cat and children is a winner! Well done.
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“The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.” ~Auguste Rodin
“When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There’s a thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the biggest idiot on earth” ~Cynthia Heimel
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05-01-2011, 05:35 PM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
Kay, that's a gorgeous painting; I love it! When you talk about shooting the younger ones on the sly, I hope you didn't mean with real bullets...
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05-01-2011, 05:38 PM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
Tanja, are you going to do anything with that white wall behind her? It looks like it needs some shadows, and that sharp-edged rectangle between the feet and the chair could use some softening. Really nice work going here!
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05-01-2011, 08:38 PM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
This is still on my easel. All I can say is that it looks better in person, but when I post the original with my clumsy effort, I see a lot I yet need to work on. It'a a copy of Rembrandt's "Self-Portrait in a Flat Cap." Still wet, too!
 
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05-01-2011, 10:07 PM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
I love it Nancy!!! Great work!!
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05-01-2011, 11:26 PM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
Nancy, I think you did a remarkable job in getting it. Nice work!
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“When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There’s a thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the biggest idiot on earth” ~Cynthia Heimel
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05-02-2011, 03:11 AM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
A great start to May, here with some super paintings!
Tanja, your headless woman is beautifully painted and is a wonderful composition.
Kay, what a delightful grouping, I can tell you enjoyed painting that very much.
Nancy, this is pretty darn good, you should be very pleased with it indeed, you will have got so much instruction from doing this that will inform your work from now on. It will be interesting to see where/how it effects your paintings from here on!
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05-02-2011, 03:25 AM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
I second that ArtyRolina, a great start to the month! Tanja, beautiful form and detail, that dress must've taken some doing. Kay, loose style but such wonderful use of colour! Nancy, amazing! The thing with a copy to me is that you can't put a foot (or brush) wrong without it being glaringly obvious, and you certainly haven't done that here.
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05-02-2011, 08:48 AM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
Tanja  love the comp
Kay , beautiful painting as ever 
Nancy , been watching your progress and i think you have done a sterling job , difficult master to copy
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05-02-2011, 08:52 AM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
Leigh, nice handling of the brush!
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“The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.” ~Auguste Rodin
“When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There’s a thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the biggest idiot on earth” ~Cynthia Heimel
Becca's Fine Art my blog
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05-02-2011, 08:59 AM
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Re: What's on Your Easel - May 2011
Cheers becca im also having a go at some knife work on this
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